What is a piece of "improved" technology that you think is actually worse and makes life more annoying?
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Speaking of backing up in a new vehicle...
I am still old school enough that when I trailer a boat to a boat ramp I unplug my lights before backing into the water so as to avoid zapping the bulb(s). (Yes, I know that todays LED's are supposed to be immune from this problem, but old habits die hard.
)My new truck cannot digest what I am doing and will beep and warn me about a potential read end collision, etc, etc, AND apply the brakes for me and stop me cold. GRRRRRR!
If there is a way to defeat this one, I don't know it yet.
+1 auto start/stop. My daughters mini has this - and does have a button to disable but it defaults to on. Per dealership, it has to default to on to meet some “green” requirement.
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So many passwords. I’d be locked out of so many things if keychain/google password thing didn’t autofill them.
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2 factor authentication being mandatory for some things. Every. Time.
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So many passwords. I’d be locked out of so many things if keychain/google password thing didn’t autofill them.
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2 factor authentication being mandatory for some things. Every. Time.
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I have a friend (former comp sci major/technology guru) that has that gift and I am insanely jealous.
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Hope you have a snorkel for #4. Best decision we made after my FIL passed was selling his house on Marco. Major hurricane damaged it less than two years later!
We had neighbors in Boca Raton who literally drove away in the moving truck the week before Hurricane Wilma hit.
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Shit, the password thing is so spot on. I feel like I spend 10-20 minutes a day going back into my Msecure app and looking crap up. It's not that much of a time suck but enrages me every time and is probably not good for my blood pressure.
Yeah, that is a loss I’d have to be willing to eat. I would never buy a second home in a natural disaster prone area if I couldn’t afford to lose it outright. I’m not in that position but I hope to be some day.
Two-factor and such used to annoy me until I had my identity stolen and had various accounts hacked. Now I am grateful for it to keep f$cks from stealing from me.
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Speaking from experience, if boredom is something you fear, Marco may not be the best place for you.
It's lovely, but there's a reason on the island they call 9 p.m. "Marco Midnight"
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Nowhere.
But in the RMI game, there are areas where the frequency/intensity risk is far greater. One of those is the west coast of Florida.
True. We’ve vacationed up and down the gulf coast. I have a sentimental attachment to it, but the fam had a lot more fun in the Clearwater beach area.Speaking from experience, if boredom is something you fear, Marco may not be the best place for you.
It's lovely, but there's a reason on the island they call 9 p.m. "Marco Midnight"
Someone doesn't understand what "prone" means. Unsurprised.
I'm officially anti-technology. By the time I learn new formats/options/advantages it is already updated to something else. Plus, they make it pretty much a requirement for you to use your devices without paying for new subscriptions and impossible to stop updates
It's not just hurricanes, there are earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, blizzards, stampedes.... Shit can hit the fan anywhere.
I'm not quite sure I agree with your equivalency.
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Here pal. Click on linky and learn sumthin' today:
Map | National Risk Index
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Oh, California called and said, "Don't forgot wildfires!"
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Again, look at map.
California and Florida have among the most "red" counties indicating highest risk and highest frequency chances of natural disater. It is based on decades of FEMA data. And it's actually very fun (if you're kind of nerdy) to poke around in.
Here pal. Click on linky and learn sumthin' today:
Map | National Risk Index
Explore the National Risk Index dataset with the interactive map and data exploration tools. Discover your community's natural hazard risk, compare it to other communities, and create reports.hazards.fema.gov
What chance did these Poindexters assess the risk of a hurricane striking Asheville, NC?
Do you have a f'ing point? You just seem to be putting shit out there.
Do you have the newest gen remote? It’s still not great, but infinitely better than the last gen.My nominee is the Apple TV remote. In fact, the specific complaint I have is a problem with quite a few new device remotes/interfaces.
It is the goddam super-sensitivity.
Back in the day, to change a channel or turn off power or switch inputs, you had to PUSH DOWN a button with intent.
Now, my friggin' cat jumps on the couch a few inches from where the Apple remote is and BAM instead of watching the exciting end of a basketball game, it has switched to the PS5 input or put on the stupid HGTV channel my wife was watching previously. You breathe on the damn thing and it is activated. I hate this. Same with the insanely sensitive screens these days - just this morning when I reached into my pocket to get my phone out at the grocery store, I opened the damn garage door back at my house because I forgot to shut the myQ app.
And to cut the smartasses off at the pass, I know:
My point is God can smite you no matter where you live. I was born and raised in Florida, lived here all my life except for a couple of years when I was in Virginia in the Coast Guard, and didn't experience an actual hurricane until I was 45 years old.
I just traded my JD Gator UTV for a new one with heat and air. They dropped it off and I jumped in started driving it around. As soon as I pushed the accelerator down to go over 10 miles an hour it was like it was going to die. I tried again, same thing so I call the dealership thinking there was something wrong with it. Turns out on new Gators the drivers seatbelt has to be used or it won't work. Not real handy running around the farm so I ordered these beer bottle openers from Amazon.
And now you get them annually. Do you have any idea how small path a tornado is compared to a Hurrican? Do you realize that there ways to prepare for a blizzard?
The problem isn't me. Its dumbfux that live in an area that gets 1+hurricanes per year in land that was not meant for large populations
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They assess the risk for every type of natural disaster in every county in America.
As for Buncombe County, N.C. (where Asheville is):
Relatively low for wind damage, extremely high for riverine flooding (which is what did the most damage):
Community Report - Buncombe County, North Carolina | National Risk Index
County Community Risk Profile Reports provide all available National Risk Index information and details for a single county.
I bet you had people do your homework for you in school, too, didn't ya? Hate to tell you, but it kind of shows.
Literal LOL. That’s awesome.I just traded my JD Gator UTV for a new one with heat and air. They dropped it off and I jumped in started driving it around. As soon as I pushed the accelerator down to go over 10 miles an hour it was like it was going to die. I tried again, same thing so I call the dealership thinking there was something wrong with it. Turns out on new Gators the drivers seatbelt has to be used or it won't work. Not real handy running around the farm so I ordered these beer bottle openers from Amazon.
Earthquakes, hurricanes, stampedes, floods, and blizzards cant happen anywhere. They are impossible in many areas. Hurricanes happen regularly around Florida. I don’t know why you are dying on this hill.
You’re right, in a state with an NHL team named the hurricanes, no one could have ever contemplated such a thing.
Yeah, Wilmington and the outer banks get hurricanes all the time. But Asheville is 300 miles inland from Wilmington.
You're a cat guy? 🤔My nominee is the Apple TV remote. In fact, the specific complaint I have is a problem with quite a few new device remotes/interfaces.
It is the goddam super-sensitivity.
Back in the day, to change a channel or turn off power or switch inputs, you had to PUSH DOWN a button with intent.
Now, my friggin' cat jumps on the couch a few inches from where the Apple remote is and BAM instead of watching the exciting end of a basketball game, it has switched to the PS5 input or put on the stupid HGTV channel my wife was watching previously. You breathe on the damn thing and it is activated. I hate this. Same with the insanely sensitive screens these days - just this morning when I reached into my pocket to get my phone out at the grocery store, I opened the damn garage door back at my house because I forgot to shut the myQ app.
And to cut the smartasses off at the pass, I know:
Any software that used to be available for one-time purchase that now operates on a subscription basis. Specifically, Quicken. The 1995 version suited me just fine and still would. Bought a new version a couple years ago, Had the “checking for updates” delay every time I ran the software. After I cancelled my subscription, the software would only run with a half-page advertisement.
